GREAT LAKES OF NORTH AMERICA
WINTER WARMERS
While Pennsylvania boasts wonderful
outdoor activities, you shouldn’t
overlook the big-city style of
PITTSBURGH (www.visitpittsburgh.
com) and PHILADELPHIA (www.gophila.
com) with their rich history, culture and
museums. Both also offer a fabulous
variety of festivals and winter events,
like Light Up Night in the Steel City
at the start of the festive season and
Philadelphia’s fabulous Christmas
Village, which integrates Dilworth Plaza
into the scenery of the illuminated City
Hall, and the superb New Year fi reworks.
Pennsylvania,
fl y-fi shing in autumn
ethnic delicacies and award-winning of the weather’s propensity to deliver rainbow trout and perch among the best
restaurants. plenty of the ‘raw materials’ for skiing, catches (www.pagameandfi sh,.com).
But do also try the Big Outdoors in snowboarding and even ice-boating. As autumn gives way to the fi rst
winter – cross-country skiing is widely But this is great autumn territory, too, snows of winter (usually by mid-
available in 33 state parks in both the so there is plenty of choice when it comes November in the Pocono Mountains in
north-east and across the southern to the right time to visit Pennsylvania the north-east and the Alleghenies just to
region; snowmobiling is also widely (which really boils down to the fact the west), the locals take full advantage
popular; sledding can be tried in any one there is never a ‘wrong’ time!). For the by breaking out the skis, snowboards,
of 43 different locations; and ice fi shing ‘leaf peepers,’ there is some magnifi cent skates, snow-shoes and ice-fi shing gear.
is a must-try activity. ALPINE VALLEY countryside to enjoy at PRESQUE ISLE
(www.alpinevalleyohio.com) is one of state park, one of the state’s great natural CONTINUES OVER...
the premier winter resort areas, but you resources as it includes the superb Tom
can also enjoy much of the above, plus Ridge Environmental Centre and Tower.
snowboarding and snow-tubing, at the Here you can sample the full range
likes of MAD RIVER (www.skimadriver. of the burnished, bejeweled nature of
com), BIG CREEK and SPICY RUN the forest canopy in late September and
6 FAMOUS
MOUNTAIN. October, while the Isle is also renowned
ATTRACTIONS
Look up the full winter outdoor scene as a great bird-watching haven, with
at http://ohiodnr.com. more than 320 species noted along this
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32,000-acre peninsula.
PENNSYLVANIA
w w w. Head south and you can also explore
visitpa.com Wine Country, with a varied range of
When it comes to winter in the Keystone wineries and tempting tastings (www.
State, staying warm is cool but ice is pennsylvaniawine.com). There are
nice. And there is a fantastic line-up of more than 100 vineyards, featuring
The Franklin Institute
outdoor activities that take advantage everything from cabernet sauvignon
Adventure Aquarium
to champagne-method wines, and you
PENNSYLVANIA
will be hard-pushed to sample even a
Phila Trolley Works Tour &
The Big Bus Company
representative cross-section. There are
OFFERS A
Philadelphia Zoo
seven wine ‘regions’ but the biggest
The National Constitution Center
VARIETY OF
concentration is in the UPPER and
or Academy of Natural Sciences
LOWER SUSQUEHANNA areas in east- Eastern State Penitentiary
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or Please Touch Museum
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central Pennsylvania. LEHIGH VALLEY
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is another major producer, notably for
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its award-winning ice wines at Blue
THOSE WHO
Mountain and Galen Glen Vineyards.
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Autumn FISHING is another major
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WINTER
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that drain into Lake Erie. The clearer
OUTDOORS
waters and mild climate encourage
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greater fi sh activity, with bass, bluegill,
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